The considerable longevity of the Newport Folk Festival (founded in 1959), and its singular place in American musical and political culture, makes it a natural case study. As we all know, two ...

"Cavalcade" spins new songs by Michigan band Racing Mount Pleasant (formerly Kingfisher), Black Country, New Road, Kim Deal, and Mt. Joy and Gigi Perez. I'll also have reflections on the Ozzy ...

Have you gone swimming yet this summer? There's nothing like a refreshing dip on a hot day. In any event, don't miss out on requesting a song about swimming. We'll spin a set. Hear your requests ...

Underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is the BQ Flea, a market of local vendors selling vintage clothes, antique jewelry, home decor, and more. The market opened in 2024, and has been working ...

On this date in 1965, Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric in concert for the first time at the Newport Folk Festival. Today we're doing the opposite — going acoustic. Share an acoustic ...

Subways are getting some much-needed upgrades to serve disabled New Yorkers. On Tuesday, June 22, the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced accessibility improvements for a dozen stations ...

Although most of her solo releases have been in Welsh or Cornish, Gwenno's fourth album, Utopia, is primarily in English, what the Mercury Prize nominee calls a desire for a little reinvention. On ...

Nestled between the Bronx River and the Whitlock Avenue subway stop is the Bronx River Foodway. It’s an edible plant forest where people can forage for their own food. Every week, herbalist and ...

Public radio and TV stations across the country are reeling from the loss of $1.1 billion that had been allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds National Public Radio ...

Circa Waves set the tone for this FUV Live session by opening with a song they hadn’t planned on doing. It was the first beautiful day of the year and, inspired by the short walk on the Rose ...

Fordham Professor Allie Kosterich studies how journalism is evolving in a world shaped by programming, data and artificial intelligence. A media scholar at the Gabelli School of Business ...

Some folks have asked us if there is a way they could help support WFUV in the face of the loss of federal funding, besides contributing to the station themselves. If you'd like to send a message ...